Sensory Intelligence® Practitioners Course 

Training in Adult/Adolescent Sensory Processing

Professional development to grow your business and elevate your reputation 

 What you will get when joining our
Accredited Practitioners Course

  • 16 Modules of 9 online, self-directed learning and 7 live Zoom sessions 
    with training from professional experts
  • Uninterrupted access to our learning management system 
    to work through the material at your own pace in conjunction with the self-directed sessions during the 90-day access learning period - as an ecosystem member, your access will be extended for 12 months 
  • 2 Sensory Matrix™ & 2 Senses@Work™ 
    tokens to complete for in-training and case study purposes
  • Accreditation certificate 
    upon successful completion of the course
  • 30 CPD points 
    accredited by the University of Stellenbosch (healthcare), including
     1 Ethics point (healthcare)
  • 20 Core Competencies- & 16 Resource Development hours 
    accredited by ICF (coaches)
  • 11 Recorded Q&A bonus sessions included
  • Interactive online Q&A support throughout the course
  • 50% saving on Sensory Matrix™ & Senses@Work™ assessments 
    as a licensed ecosystem member 
  • Accredited as a Sensory Intelligence® Licensed Practitioner
  • Become part of our growing professional community 
  • Kick-start resources with continuous access to the Practitioners Course Learning Management System and the Ecosystem Learning Management System 
  • Priority access to our referral program - get matched with new clients as they come through our network. 

Join our learning revolution in mental health, human connection and workplace productivity 

 Course outcomes 

Why should you do this course? 

  1. Acquire and develop an in-depth understanding of sensory processing and assessments and how it can be used to improve the quality of life, home, work and relationships for adolescents and adults.
  2. Understand complex sensory neuroscience concepts in a more practical and easy-to-use format.
  3. Learn more about yourself and your own sensory wiring and take your personal development to the next level - this will enable you to implement with clients easily.
  4. Expand your service offering as a healthcare specialist in utilising sensory insights and strategies to fast-track therapy for adults in mental health, workplace productivity and/or educational settings. Sensory Intelligence® can successfully be integrated into the treatment of adolescents and adults with ADHD, Asperger syndrome, anxiety, depression, bipolar- and/or stress-related disorders, trauma, Alzheimers and Dementia.
  5. Expand your service offering as a coach and/or wellness practitioner to achieve results faster and efficiently to reduce stress, increase energy and resilience while improving performance in both lifestyle- and executive coaching.
  6. Be on the forefront of innovation and new workplace practises as an architect, designer or workspace consultant to create spaces for end-user comfort. 
  7. Build resilience for your clients while improving performance in both lifestyle- and executive coaching.
  8. Be the employer of choice and align with the new world of work practises to take your employee health and wellbeing to the next level.
  9. Healthcare workers earn up to 30 CEU/CPD credits accredited by the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. 
  10. Coaches earn up to 20 Core Competencies- and 16 Resource Development hours accredited by the ICF (International Coaching Federation).

Course Content  

All course content are consistently updated with new concepts, insights and research 

Modules will be presented through a combination of self-directed and live Zoom sessions

Module 1

*LIVE - 6 August 2026

→ Orientation and introduction to Sensory Intelligence®   
→ The 7 senses, neuroscience and applications   

Module 2

Self-directed

→ Theory, constructs and development of sensory processing  
→ Research and science

Module 3

Self-directed 

→ The human brain
→ Neuroscience systems, pathways and sensory connections  

Module 4

Self-directed

→ Sensory self-assessments for adults 
→ Sensory Audit™ for the environment

Module 5

Self-directed 

→ The Sensory Matrix™ introduction 
→ Understanding thresholds, self-regulation & strategies 

Module 6.1

*LIVE - 27 August 2026

→ The Sensory Matrix™ for yourself
→ Sensory systems

Module 6.2

*LIVE - 3 September 2026

→ The Sensory Matrix™ for yourself
→ Total scores

Module 7

Self-directed

→ Intervention models and frameworks

Module 8

Self-directed

→ Mental health and
wellbeing


Module 9

Live - 17 September 2026

→ Mental health & wellbeing discussions and group work 

Module 10

Self-directed 

→ Relationships conflict and harmony based on different sensory thresholds 

Module 11

Self-directed 

→ Workplace productivity and goodness-of-fit

Module 12

Live - 1 October 2026

→ Relationships group work
→ Workplace productivity
group work

Module 13

Live - 8 October 2026

→ Sensory Matrix™ for clients - application and case studies

Module 14

*Live - 15 October 2026

→ Implementation, next steps and the way forward

Module 15

Self-directed 

→ Bonus session Q&A's 
→ Pre-recorded sessions x 11 

Participants have the option of attending either the morning or afternoon time slot for the 7 live Zoom sessions. 
The option you choose will be your time slot for the duration of the course:

 

9.00-11.00 AM SAST/CAT/EET Time, UTC +02:00 

or

5.00-7.00 PM SAST/CAT/EET Time, UTC +02:00

CEU/CPD Credits and Certificate

This online activity offers a maximum of: 

Participants will also receive a Certificate of Completion after finishing this course. 

We are inviting you to be a founding member as part of our ecosystem pilot. Our course and framwork is a  one-of-a-kind, world-class, learning journey and community

Space is limited. The course opens on the 1st of August 2026 with the
first live Zoom session on the 6th of August. Don't miss out!

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Money-back guarantee! 

If you join our Accredited Practitioners Course, attend all the live sessions and group work, and are not satisfied, we will refund you in full... no questions asked. 

About us 

  • We are professionals with over 50 years of collective experience, research, and practise in mental health and occupational therapy. 
  • Our work is based on neuroscience and research, yet it is simple and easy to implement.
  • Annemarie applies her mission to take the highly complex sensory integration/sensory processing theories and make them easy, accessible, and practical. 
  • We focus on the environment and the 7 senses - and how they influence attention, emotion and behaviour. 
  • We have a lifelong-learning mindset, and while we know more than most people 🧑🏼‍🎓, we continue to learn more ourselves daily!
  • We have been building a community of professionals since the inception of this course.  Our new ecosystem, launched in October 2026, will take learning, support, and growth to the next level. 
  • We like having fun and ensure we do that in our learning journeys too!
  • Our 3 values are: 
    • Simplicity - we keep things simple
    • Innovation - we hate the proverbial box
    • ComPASSION - we are absolutely passionate about what we do, and the "therapist" in us makes us hugely compassionate. We understand human beings! 
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Dr Annemarie Lombard

Annemarie is the thought leader, founder and CEO of Sensory Intelligence® Consulting, a sensory processing subject expert and the author of “Sensory Intelligence: Why It Matters More Than IQ and EQ”, published by Metz Press, 2007. She has a PhD in Occupational Therapy, acquired through the University of Cape Town in 2012. Dr Lombard has over 35 years of national and international experience in people development and learning and practised as an occupational therapist for 15 years dealing with children with special needs, learning and attention difficulties. She is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. She is married to Eugene and has two boys, Lukas and Henrick. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa. 

This is Annemarie, our Founder and CEO at Sossusvlei in Namibia. Her favourite "pause" space to reduce digital fatigue.